Advertising device



Nov. 26, W29. J. E. OBRIEN ET AL ADVERTI S ING DEVICE Filed Dec. 1 1927 INVENTIOR. "163R 06 Patented Nov. 26, 1929 ears T ()FFI JAMES E. OBRIEN', OF BROOKLYN, AND THO'IVIAS F. GBRIEN, 0F RICHMOND Hm,

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ADVERTISII'IG DEVICE Application filed December This invention relates to an advertising de vice, and particularly to an advertising device in the form of asca'l being in the na ture of an in'iprovennnt 1; 311 he structure shown and described in our pending application Serial No. 199,1?

The object of the present inventionis to imp ve the form and operation of the ad-- vei sing feature of the scales.

A further object is to provide means for inducing a user to remain in position observing the advertising items.

Cthcr objects and aims of the invention, more or specific than" those referred to a .ll be in part obvious and in part out in the cou se of the following on of the elements combinations, arra- "cnts of parts and applications ofprinciplcs constituting the invention; and the scope of protection contemplated will be indicated inthe appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing which pre sents a front elevational view, partly brokena-way, of a scales constructed in accordance with this invention, the reference character L indicates a base upon which is a depressible platform Rising from the base L is a \1. column or standard. I at the upper end of which is a head H having a window as 2 therein which is at, or approximately at, the ey level of a person standing upon the platform G.

Within the head H is arranged any suitable type of mechanism for showing the weight of the person standing upon the platwa rdly therefrom through the: standard 1 the arrangement being of the usual well known class in which when a person stands upon the platform G the graduated or like member 4 will present to the window 2, for observation by the person standing upon the platform, a

figure corresponding to the weight of the pen,

son.

In the present improved structure there is 1, 1927. "Serial No. 2236;893.

arranged within the heada disc or Wheel-' like member 6 having an annular forwardly facing surface portion 7 uponwhich there is iii led a series ofa'dvc-rtisingor like items as 8-8 end to end extending entirely around said annular surface.

The Window 2 provided i'nithe head H may be suinciently large to allow a view therethrough of the items 8+8, or if preferred a separate window as 9 may be provided through the front wall of the head for this purpose.

The wheel ofdi-sc 6 1 s pivotally mounted as at 1'0 centrally of the head and is adaptedto be slowly rotated by means of an-electric motor device as 11. The 'mot'or may 'be'o'onnocted with the wheel by suitable gearing, there being shown tor the purpose of illustration a worm pinion as 12 carried by the motor shaft and engaging'w'orm teeth as 13 provided u'gjs'c-n'the periphery of the Wheel.

' The motor 1 1 as heretofore is intended to operate for moving the advertising items successively past the Window 9 throughout the ime'whilo a personis standing upon the platform The rod 5 has carried thereby a contact finger 14 which is co-opera'ti've with a stationary Contact finger 15' carried interiorly of the standard I in a position to be ei'igaged by the finger 14 whenever the rod me -/S (l0\ iwardly for transmitting motion to the wei ht indicating member 4.

The circuit for" the motor, as illustrated; in clu'dcs a wire as 16 which leads from a suitable source to one side of the motor, a'wireas 17 which leads from the opposite side of the motor to the contact finger 14, and a Wire 18 f om the contact finger 15 to the opposite" side oi. the source.

Y'Vhenever a person imposes his weight upon the platform G to operate the Weight indicating member 4 he will at the same time involuntarily close contact betweenthe fin.-

l l and 15 and thus energize the motor and start operation o-f'the advertising mechanism, the operation of said mechanism continuing soas the circuit is maintained closed contacts 14' and 15, during all of which time the advertising. items will pass successively before his vision, through the window 9.

As an urge to induce persons to remain upon the scales platform a sufficiently long time to inspect at least a goodly portion of the advertising items carried by the wheel 6 it is suggested that means be provided for at times obscuring the weight figure, and to this end the drawing illustrates-an example of such means in that it shows the wheel 6 to be provided with an inwardly extending flange part 19 disposed to overlie the graduated member 4 in position for closing the window 2 so that the weight indications upon the weight member 4 will not be visible through said window while the flange part is passing.

There may of course be either one or any number of flange parts 19, and they may be of a circular length according to the will of the manufacturer;

By an arrangement of this character when a person steps upon the scales platform the member i will of course rotate but it may or may not at that time be visible through the window 2 according to the position of the part 19. The part 19 however, if not already obscuring the weight indication, will soon do so, and the user will doubtless remain upon the platform until his weight again appears, during all of which time the advertising items will be passing before him.

As many changes could be made in this construction without departing from the scope of the invention, as defined in the fol- I lowing claims, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description, or shown in the accompanying drawings, shall be interpreted as illustrative only and not in a limiting sense.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. An advertising device comprising a scales platform, a weight indicating member Y connected therewith, a movable advertising element arranged to be visible adjacent the weight indicating member said advertising element comprising a rotatably mounted wheel upon an annular portion of which items are carried, and means automatically operable by the imposition of weight upon the scales platform to thereby rotate the wheel continuously in the presence of said weight.

2. An advertising device comprising a scales platform, a weight indicating member connected therewith, a movable advertising element, a casing for said weight indicating member and said advertising element said casing having a window-opening therethrough, said advertising element consisting of a rotatably mounted wheel upon an annular portion of which items are arranged to be visible successively through the window whenever the wheel rotates, said wheel having worm teeth thereon, a worm pinion engaging said worm teeth, a motor for driving said pinion, and a circuit for said motor including a switch device arranged to be moved to on position by the weight of a person standing upon said scales platform.

3. An advertising device comprising a scales platform, a weight indicating member connected therewith, a movable advertising element arranged to be visible adjacent the weight indicating member, means to move said advertising element, and means connected rigidly with the advertising element so as to move therewith at all times during movement of the advertising element efiective for periodically obscuring the weight indicating member. 7

4:. All advertising device comprising a scales platform, a weight indicating member connected therewith, a movable advertising element arranged to be visible adjacent the weight indicating member, means connected to be operated by movement of said platform for causing movement of said advertising element, and means also effective as a result of movement of the platform to obscure the weight indicating member.

5. An advertising device comprising a scales platform, means connected therewith providing two features visible for inspection by a person standing upon said paltform, and means whereby down movement of the platform by the weight of a person standing thereon will cause one of said features to move and the other to become obscured.

6. An advertising device comprising a scales platform, a weight indicating member connected therewith, a movable advertising element arranged to be visible adjacent the weight indicating member, said advertising element comprising a rotatably mounted disc, means operable by the imposition of weight upon the scales platform to rotate said disc continuously in the presence of said weight, and a plate fixed to the disc to rotate therewith adapted thereby to overlie and conceal the weight indicating member periodically at least once with each complete rotation of the disc.

7. An advertising device comprising a scales platform, a weight indicating member connected therewith to be operated thereby, a movable advertising element arranged to be visible adjacent the weight indicating member, means operable by the impostion of weight upon the scales platform effective to move the advertising element continuously in the presence of said weight, and means whereby the weight indicating member will be alternately obscured and revealed a plurality of times continuously in the presence of weight upon the platform.

In testimony whereof we afiix our signa- 

